Obituaries

Survived by her husband, Melvin Banks Sr.; three daughters, Tomeka, Tanya and Tawyna Banks; a son, Melvin Banks Jr.; her mother, Christine Morris West; her father, Vernon West; and a brother, Mark West, all of Brooklyn.

FOR THE RECORD - Published correction ran Friday, March 12, 1993.The obituary of Mary L. Granger in Thursday's Local section omitted the name of her sister Rosa Grey of Hampton. The incomplete information was provided by the funeral home. The corrected obituary is on C6.

Funeral at 1 p.m. Saturday at Howard Funeral Home, Ark, by the Rev. N. T. Jones. Burial in the Morris Family Cemetery on Route 615, Gloucester.

NINA CARPER

NEW KENT - Nina Carper, 80, of Quinton, died Wednesday, March 10.

Survived by her husband, Russell C. Carper; two daughters, Kathi Heriford and Nancy Bailey of Quinton; a sister, Dolly Cabbert; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Memorials to the National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse, 332 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60604-4357.

MARTHA E. CARY

GLOUCESTER - Martha Ellen Cary, 93, died Saturday, March 6.

She was a member of the First United Baptist Church, White Marsh.

Survived by two sons, Frank Cary and Matthew Cary; a daughter, Lola Cary; and a sister, Maggie Byrd, all of Baltimore, Md.; a brother, Willie Jackson of Gloucester; 31 grandchildren and 50 great-grandchildren.

Viewing from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Carter's Funeral Home, Gloucester.

Funeral at 1 p.m. Friday at First United Baptist Church by the Rev. P.D. Wells. Burial in the church cemetery.

The family will assemble at the Payne residence on Route 614, White Marsh, at 12:30 p.m.

MAGGIE R. ELLIS

HAMPTON - Maggie Ruth Ellis, 64, a Peninsula resident for 45 years, died Wednesday, March 10.

She was a native of Bailey, N.C., and retired in 1991 as cafeteria assistant manager after 16 years at Jane H. Bryan Elementary School. Mrs. Ellis was a member of Women of the Moose Lodge 349 for 18 years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Fox Hill.

Survived by three daughters, Linda Minga of Mobile, Ala., Nancy Copley and Tammi Crawford of Hampton; two sons, Jacob A. Ellis Jr. of Smithfield and James D. Ellis Sr. of Hampton; a sister, Margie O. Howard of Denbigh; 16 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

IVOR - Elsie Brown Hill, 87, a native of Surry County, died Saturday, March 6.

She was a member of Refuge Temple Annex in the Bronx, N.Y., and attended Mount Moriah A.M.E. Church, Elberon.

Survived by her husband, Seth V. Hill; three sisters, Baylease E. Bingham of Newport News, Hayden M. Leak of Hampton and Clarice Turner of the Bronx; two brothers, Altemus Brown of Ivor and Herbert A. Brown of Newport News; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Visitation from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Poole's Funeral Home. Funeral 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Moriah A.M.E. Church by the Rev. N. Taliferro. Body placed in church by noon. Burial in Simmons Family Cemetery.